James A. Pinney

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James A. Pinney
Mayor of Boise, Idaho Territory
In office July 11, 1881 – July 20, 1885
Preceded by	Charles P. Bilderback
Succeeded by	Sol Hasbrouck
Mayor of Boise, Idaho Territory (Boise, Idaho, after July 1890)
In office July 15, 1889 – July 15, 1893
Preceded by	Peter J. Pefley
Succeeded by	Peter Sonna
Mayor of Boise, Idaho
In office July 20, 1905 – April 6, 1907
Preceded by	James H. Hawley
Succeeded by	John M. Haines

James A. Pinney served as mayor of Boise, Idaho Territory (later Boise, Idaho) in the late 19th Century and early 20th Century. He is the only person in the city's history to serve as mayor three nonconsecutive times and win election as mayor five times.

Pinney was Boise mayor when Idaho Territory became the U.S. state of Idaho in July 1890.

[edit] Sources

• Mayors of Boise - Past and Present
• Idaho State Historical Society Reference Series, Corrected List of Mayors, 1867-1996

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